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140 OPEN COUNCIL.
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To The Editors Of The English Woman"'S J...
which were readand listened to so earnestly—a most impressive title too ! with Every them morning ? Something and , night mu I st seem be done to hear or the it rep Social eated Science —What of is Eng to land be done will
become Can no a subject one devise for ridicule a plan , as by nmch which as the for discussion barefooted . boys and girls , of and fashionstreets
London at leastcan be taken out of those wealth -thronged destitution which they ? so There , dishon should or by be the an fearful asylum contrast for boys of out their of the rags bequest and abject of the School should be their
Protestant boy-king , Edward VI . —the Bluecoat asylum , but it is otherwise occupied—its revenues restored are diverted to their from itimate their
original intent but , the and parents there is of little those hop who e of enjoy their the being privilege of being gratuitousl leg y purpose educated ; in that far-famed seminary should recollect the existence of the
Road asylum and for should destitute contribute lads , establi at least shed < £ 1 b a y year the each chari to ty its of support Mr . Bell . , The in the asy _IsTew lum
languishes Then , should for want not the of regular income men educated , which mi in g that ht thu celebrated s be readil school y supp , lied and .
for now the occupying favorable and young thus positions in a life little , tax of what themselves they owe to to the the same institutions amount
Bluecoat of their same country School purpose ? can Indeed , sliow , it astonishes themselves repay me so that young ligent men of the educated history at of the its
foundation as to manifest no sympathy for the neg ignorance and homelessness of those of whom they have , however unintentionally , usurped the place in
a national I will in charity a future . letterwith your permission , suggest what might be done for Remaining the girls . , with the deepest , sense of the importance of the subject , Ladies *
Your , and truly , very faithful servant S . E , . Miles . P . S . —A little of the " Salt" collected at the anniversaries by the more lied to
preserve distinguished some scholars important -would members be thus of the gracefull body-politic y and from properl decay y . app
140 Open Council.
140 OPEN COUNCIL .
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[ We think that the following letter froni a young emigrant will interest
our readers . —Eds . _1 ml « On Board the ship Wansfell ,
The Downs , July 28 th , 1861 . Dear Father , Here we are in the Downs , sitting comfortably below , as there has been
a little squall and the deck is too wet . We seem to have put to sea in earnest and are enjoying It much . We sailed at four o ' clock this morning . R A . and and I P slept . were soundl assisting y ail throug the h sailors the noise . I think and bustl we shall e of getting all be able off , to but mess H .,
together ., . We shall up have a double mess of twelve , six gentlemen and six ladies . The young men consist of our own four , one who is going out in some
governmental capacity , and another . The first of these and H . are going to women study the who art have of j measuring oined _lis are timber also very together pleasant on messmates the voyage , . so we The are young well
off for companions . We liave a table to ourselves in a comfortable part of the ship , I and think if . present The provisions arrangements are served are continued out cooked we shall so we quite have enj divided oy the
voyage the task , of fetching them . R . is Aquarius and has charge , of the water , besides assisting to wash the platters ; P . is appointed to receive all from the cook ' s
gallery are dealt ; and out H once . will a week take . the A bread . and I and hav grocery e to tak from e charg the e of store all , the where platters they ,
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Oct. 1, 1861, page 140, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01101861/page/68/
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